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known among the general public. For this purpose, Fellows 

 may obtain at the office packets of tickets of admission for 

 distribution among their friends at the following rates : 12 one 

 shilling tickets, 10s. ; or 6 for 5s. 



Sixteen Fruit and Floral Meetings have been held at the 

 Drill Hall, besides those held at Chiswick, and Lectures have 

 been delivered at fourteen of them. The number of awards has 

 teen as follows : On the recommendation of the Floral Com- 

 mittee, 40 First Class Certificates against 54 in 1889, 117 

 Awards of Merit against 84, 2 Commendations against 3 last 

 year. On the recommendation of the Orchid Committee, 

 56 First Class Certificates against 27 last year, 45 Awards of 

 Merit against 7, 9 Botanical Certificates against 12. On the 

 recommendation of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee, 6 First 

 Class Certificates against 7, and 7 Awards of Merit against 3 last 

 year. 



The Society's great Show held (by the renewed kindness of 

 the Treasurer and Benchers) in the Inner Temple Gardens, and 

 opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, was a 

 greater success than ever, alike in the number of visitors, the 

 quantity and quality of the exhibits, the propitiousness of the 

 elements, and the consequent pecuniary result. The best thanks 

 of the Society are due to all who so kindly brought their plants for 

 exhibition or otherwise contributed to the success of this Show. 



The Society's general work of Scientific experiment and 

 investigation, and of the practical trial of various plants, has been 

 going on steadily at Chiswick, under the superintendence of 

 Mr. Barron. Trial has been made of 104 varieties of Lettuce, 

 25 of Endive, 33 of Celery, 36 of Leeks, and 30 of Broad Beans. 

 Thirty-four new varieties of Potatoes, 23 new Peas, 30 new 

 Tomatos have been tested. In the Floral Department 415 

 varieties of Carnations and Picotees, 354 Dahlias, 58 Ivy-leafed 

 Pelargoniums, 70 Violas and Bedding Pansies, 112 different 

 strains of China Asters, and 32 of Stocks have been tried. A 

 very large collection of perennial Asters (Michaelmas Daisies) 

 and Sunflowers have been received in view of the projected 

 Conference upon them in October, which will prove of the 

 greatest possible interest, and will, it is hoped, serve to clear away 

 the great existing confusion in their nomenclature in different 

 parts of the country. 



